延年 [－－]

Jyutping jin4 nin4
Pinyin yán nián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to prolong life
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to prolong life
  2. verb, literary
    to pray for a good harvest
  3. noun, literary
    chrysanthemum flower
    (syn.) 女华, 日精, 黃華, 九花, 黄华, 家菊, 九花儿, 女華, 秋菊, 壽客, 金英, 菊, 菊花, 九花兒, 寿客, 隱逸花, 隐逸花, 陶菊
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    听讲食人参可以延年益寿。
    聽講食人參可以延年益壽。
    teng1 gong2 sik6 jan4 sam1 ho2 ji5 jin4 nin4 jik1 sau6.
    • It was said that ginseng can prolong one's life.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    延年益寿
    延年益壽
    yán nián yì shòu
    • to prolong life